This amazing book tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy white man and a homeless black man. It challenged me to get out of my rather sheltered existence to reach across cultural barriers.

Writer Lynn Vincent has beautifully crafted this book to tell the story in both of these men’s voices. It’s an education on the experience and reality of African Americans, especially in the south. It’s an inspiration to reach out of our comfort zone. If that sounds kind of scary, it’s also just a really great story.

Ron Hall grew up in a lower middle-class small town, but eventually became a wealthy international art dealer, and he and his wife Debbie lived a high-society life.

Denver Moore grew up in virtual slavery on a cotton plantation in the south, but eventually escaped that life, but lived as an angry, homeless drifter.

They met when Ron and Debbie started serving meals every Tuesday at an inner-city Dallas soup kitchen.

This is a compelling story that will make you laugh, and cry. I highly recommend it.

You can listen to a podcast of an interview with Ron and Denver at www.breakthroughministries.com. They also were on Moody Radio’s Midday Connection show with my pal Anita Lustrea on January 24, 2007. Click here for the archived audio file.

~Reviewed by Keri Wyatt Kent
  www.keriwyattkent.com